This week, in honor of my Chicago Cubs finally winning the World Series, you are going to see articles featuring the 2016 Chicago Cubs using Steve’s APBA Card Computer*. Kris Bryant followed up his 2015 Rookie of the Year season with an even better year in 2016 in so many…
In one week, the 2016 Chicagoland APBA Tournament will take place. Under the new guidance of organizer Rob Spatz, the tourney is going strong. They have a full docket with a whopping total of 32 participants. All 32 APBA fans will gather on Saturday November 12th at the Comfort Inn-…
When a player has a 25-7, that’s pretty nice. When that player is a Shortstop-10, that magnifies his value so much more. Pastor Rich Zawadzki knows this and sent this John Henry “Pop” Lloyd card for Monster Monday. As some of you know, stats for the Negro Leagues are quite…
This week, the APBA Game Company has released the list of players who will receive cards in the upcoming 2016 Baseball card set. Check out the list. Those players who are bolded are considered “XB” by the Company. While there are no discernable differences in the actual cards, the Company…
Rod Caborn (yeah, you know him) sends us an end-of-year update of the Orlando APBA Association. The Orlando APBA Association (OAPBA) has wrapped up its 29th season with Walt Taylor’s Whatevers winning their fifth championship in franchise history and his fourth title in OAPBA play. The Whats won the title…
You could call this the anatomy of a team meltdown… a collapse. When a team on top of everything just couldn’t hold it together. Such was the case with my Urbana Locomotives of the Boys of Summer APBA League who just finished their season today. On August 25 with 29…
The competitive game of APBA must be getting big. The same day of the Illowa APBA League All-Star Game, Jim Saska hosted the second Capital of the Confederacy Tournament in Richmond, Virginia. On October 15th, Jim organized and hosted the tourney. He was nice enough to send a wrap-up. Here…
It’s Wednesday and I still haven’t done a write-up on the Illowa APBA League All-Star Game last weekend. Time management issues happen when the Cubs get to the playoffs. IAL managers all arrived at the Downers Grove Comfort Inn last Friday. Chuck Lucas was nice enough to give me a…
A couple days ago, I posted about Steve’s Card Computer which among other things, gives us a glimpse into the 2016 APBA cards. Mike Bunch, our commissioner in the Illowa APBA League, has been predicting APBA for years as well and he’s gotten pretty good at it. He’s at it…
This weekend will be the 42nd annual Illowa APBA League All-Star Game. IAL managers will gather in Downers Grove, Illinois on Friday to play some APBA and have some fun. On Saturday, the All-Star Game game will take place. The City Boys Division, skippered by Chuck Lucas (above left), will…